Best Tamil Drama Movies of 2008

Gautham Vasudev Menon · 169 min · Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd

Surya (Surya Sivakumar) is away at war as his father, Krisnan (also Surya) dies of lung cancer. As Surya sits on a plane in combat gear heading into battle, he reminisces about his father's influence in his life. The film opens with the father Krishnan's romance with Malini (Simram), which in turn is contrasted with the son's aggressive courting of an engineering student Meghana (Sameera Reddy) from a train ride in Tamil Nadu to her graduate studies in Berkeley. The romance is swiftly followed by an extended period of professional and personal uncertainty, in which the son turns back to father figures to help him get back on his feet and seek out his true calling. Well made, though overlong film, reportedly autobiographical about the director's own relationship with his father.

Cast: Sameera Reddy, Simran, Divya Spandana

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M. Sasikumar · 145 min

Azhagar and his friend Paraman kill the person who humiliated Kanugu's brother and surrenders themselves to the police. However, they soon learn that Kanugu has betrayed them.

Cast: Jai, M. Sasikumar, Swathi Reddy

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Mysskin · Nemichand Jhabak

Sathya and Kiruba are friends. Sathya is reckless and gets into drinking and violent fights whereas Kiruba studies hard to become a Sub-Inspector. Tables are turned when Sathya becomes a Sub-Inspector.

Cast: Prasanna, Narain, Ajmal Amer

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Radha Mohan · Duet Movies

Raghuraman, the owner of a tea plantation in Ooty, takes a walk to the park where he meets Sudukhar the father of a young girl who is playing with her on the playground. The two men begin to talk, and soon Raghuraman is recounting the entire history of his loving relationship with his daughter Abhi, including her first day at school, her growth to independence, and her eventual marriage to Joginder Singh, a gem of a man who turns out to have many surprising qualities. At each stage, this doting father has had difficulty separating from his loving daughter, and accepting her marriage was the hardest. The story as a whole is a gentle and loving comedy with some depth in the narrative.

Cast: Prakash Raj, Trisha, Prithviraj

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Ravi · Kool Productions

Mahesh returns home from Chennai for his sister's wedding, where he shares a romantic tale of love with his family. As the story unfolds, Mahesh's loved ones gather around to hear about his relationship with Saranya. However, the narrative takes a dark turn when Saranya is brutally murdered, prompting Mahesh to seek revenge and ultimately surrender to the authorities.

Cast: Shakthi, Sandhya, Saranya Mohan

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Viji

It is a remake of 2005 Malayalam Film "Udayananu Tharam".When Saravanan goes to Hyderabad, Kanniah plagiarizes Saravanan's script and pitches it to a producer, under the condition that he has to play the hero in the film.

Cast: Prakash Raj, Prithviraj, Gopika

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Siddique

A job seeker (Prasanna) meets a woman (Kavya Madhavan) who moonlights as a TV producer.Loosely based on 1995 Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking.

Cast: Prasanna, Kaviya, Abbas

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Sasi

A girl makes the ultimate sacrifice for the man she loves but is unable to win his happiness.Based on the short story Veyilodu Poi written by Thamizh Selvan.

Cast: Srikanth, Parvathi Menon, Paravai Muniyamma

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Kala Prabhu

Chennai-bred Yuvraj (Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj) has had four close friends from childhood. He meets and falls in love with Deepali (Ishita Sharma). However, his cousin, Reema (Vedhika), is in love with him.

Cast: Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, Lokesh, Ishita Sharma

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Perarasu

Easwaran is an honest youth, who runs a local cable channel. He is known to fight for the cause of the society and the common man. He enters into fisticuffs with local MLA. Fearing trouble, his mom takes him to a saint in Thiruvannamalai.

Cast: Arjun Sarja, Pooja Gandhi, Karunas

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V. V. Kathir

A young man goes to Chennai and takes a job making sickles for a an employer -- who murders people; the young man kills his boss's brother who has behaved inappropriately with his girlfriend.

Cast: Jiiva, Poonam Bajwa, Ravi Kale

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Hari

Seval is a 2008 Tamil period romantic action film written and directed by Hari. It stars Bharath, Vadivelu, Simran Bagga and Poonam Bajwa in the lead roles.

Cast: Bharath, Poonam Bajwa, Vadivelu

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P. Vasu · Kavithalayaa Productions / Seven Arts Films Production

A poor barber's life is turned upside down when a famous actor, Superstar Ashok Kumar, visits his village for movie shoots. The local goon, Kuppusamy, causes trouble, but the arrival of celebrities like Nayanthara and Vijayakanth brings the community together. As tensions rise due to the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency in the area, a police officer is called in to ensure Ashok Kumar's safety.

Cast: Rajinikanth, Meena, Nayanthara

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Karu Pazhaniappan

It is about the life of a young couple in a joint family with the Nagarathar (Nattukottai Chettiar) community located in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. This was another grape wine for Sneha as this was completely a heroine-centric film.

Cast: Cheran, Sneha, Jayaram

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Dharani · Red Giant Movies

In "Kuruvi", a young man named Velu travels to Malaysia with his friend Aaps to collect a debt from a crime boss, Gocha. However, upon arrival, Velu discovers that Gocha is involved in human trafficking and has been holding his father captive at a colliery in Kadapa. With the help of a woman he meets, Velu sets out to rescue his father and bring down Gocha's operation.

Cast: Vijay, Trisha, Vivek

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Mithran Jawahar

A remake of the 2007 Telugu hit Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule.Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a Tamil comedy - romance movie, directed by Mithran R Jawahar.

Cast: Dhanush, Nayanthara, Raghuvaran

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